Anybody Mounted A Pelican Top Box On F650GS ?

[Captain Beardylocks]

Originally Posted by Bruce Caldwell

I don't think it looks out of place either. I made my own mounting plate but need to source some longer bolts sometime later today. I was able to mount the plate temporarily with two bolts just to see what it all looked like.

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[Gangplank]

Just picked up a used one...

Went with the Pelican 1400 b/c it was closest to what I figure was the ideal size.
Ext. 13.37" x 11.62" x 6.00"
Int. 11.81" x 8.87" x 5.18" = 542.6

Should fit all my tools, the airman pump and a bottle of whiskey. Comes with the foam insert stuff so I'll make a whiskey comfy-carry compartment.

[Bruce Caldwell]

Had to take a 20 mile drive to buy some 8mm x 65 bolts but I think this will work OK. Pops is happy with it.

[JRWooden]

Ok here are the pics I promised.
I think I said earlier that I had the Pelican 1500, that was NOT correct, it is really the the 1520. It is mounted directly to the top of the Touratech plate with a thin slice of rubber in between to keep things from chaffing. It just clears the top surface of the passenger section of the seat by an inch or so ...

I have small "strap loops" mounted to the top and front sides. I like to do things the hard way, so mounted the strap loops on the curved surfaces of the case, so I could not use regular fender washers to back up the mounting bolts. I had a scrap of hard copper tubing that matched the radius of the inside of the Pelican and quartered the pipe the long way on the band saw and used that to back up the bolts.

To prevent leaks I used those metal washers with the rubber on the bottom (used for metal roofing) under the strap loops.

If I ever get time, I'd like to try to key the case to use the ignition key, in the mean time I have a Seasamee lock that I can open in the dark by "feel".

[Gangplank]

Originally Posted by Gangplank

Just picked up a used one...

Went with the Pelican 1400 b/c it was closest to what I figure was the ideal size.
Ext. 13.37" x 11.62" x 6.00"
Int. 11.81" x 8.87" x 5.18" = 542.6

Should fit all my tools, the airman pump and a bottle of whiskey. Comes with the foam insert stuff so I'll make a whiskey comfy-carry compartment.

Finally got around to mounting mine the other day. What I did was actually drill and tap the SW_Moto rear cargo plate. That way the it bolts down from inside the box into the plate and then I put a locknut on the bottom. I figure that is some good security feature.

It will fit my tools and a bottle of whiskey.

Pics:

[Barance]

I fitted a Nanuk 21litre to my old twin, bolted it straigght to the Touratech rack I had.

I have a Cariboucases kit on my new G650 which is the caribou rack and a Pelican 25litre.

[Barance]

On the G

[Paul_Rochdale]

For my taste, all of these Peli Cases are too shallow as I'd like to have space to store a crash helmet. So same width, same depth, but taller. I wonder what model Peli Case that would be?

[JRWooden]

Originally Posted by Paul_Rochdale

For my taste, all of these Peli Cases are too shallow as I'd like to have space to store a crash helmet. So same width, same depth, but taller. I wonder what model Peli Case that would be?

Here's one size chart:

http://cotradeco.com/uploads/assets/...ison_Chart.pdf

[MarinerMonty]

Originally Posted by Barance

I fitted a Nanuk 21litre to my old twin, bolted it straigght to the Touratech rack I had.

I have a Cariboucases kit on my new G650 which is the caribou rack and a Pelican 25litre.

What size Box in on the back ? Is that the pannier frame ordered from caribou cases? Are the side boxes the 35L ?

Safe Riding!!

[JRWooden]

Originally Posted by MarinerMonty

What size Box in on the back ? Is that the pannier frame ordered from caribou cases? Are the side boxes the 35L ?

Safe Riding!!

I would guess the top box to be a Pelican 1520